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A Single Man
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When Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man first appeared, it shocked many with its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in maturity. Isherwood's favorite of his own novels, it now stands as a classic lyric meditation on life as an outsider.
Welcome to sunny suburban 1960s Southern California. George is a gay middle-aged English professor, adjusting to solitude after the tragic death of his young partner. He is determined to persist in the routines of his former life. A Single Man follows him over the course of an ordinary twenty-four hours. Behind his British reserve, tides of grief, rage, and loneliness surge--but what is revealed is a man who loves being alive despite all the everyday injustices.Customers Also Bought
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- ISBN-13: 9780374533878
- ISBN-10: 0374533873
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Publish Date: June 2013
- Dimensions: 8.21 x 5.48 x 0.52 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.37 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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